Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%

Credit: AI-generated image A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has…

Changing OpenAI’s nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a…

Google’s sycamore quantum chip beats classical computers running random circuit sampling

Key Brain Protein Tied to Motivation and Mood Identified

Summary: A new study has identified a brain protein, vesicular nucleotide transporter (Vnut), as essential for regulating mood and motivation in mice. When Vnut was removed from brain cells called…

Network of subterranean chambers and tunnels identified beneath Mitla

Archaeologists from the Lyobaa Project have confirmed a network of subterranean chambers and tunnels beneath Mitla  – The Zapotec “Place of the Dead”. Mitla is an archaeological site associated with…

New Genetic Mutations Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

Source: A study has identified mutations arising during brain development that may contribute to schizophrenia. Unlike inherited genes, these somatic mutations occur after conception and were found more frequently in…

Archaeologists uncover traces of real world Ragnarök

Archaeologists have found traces of a climate disaster 1500-years-ago that might have inspired the legend of Ragnarök from Norse mythology. Ragnarök is a series of events and natural disasters that…

A quantum material could be the future of high-ene

Scintillators are detectors that make high-energy X-rays or particles visible through flashes of light to form an image. Their many applications include particle physics, medical imaging, X-ray security and more.…

DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th century lions

A pair of male lions that roamed Kenya more than a century ago gained notoriety as the “man-eaters of Tsavo.” To be sure, the big cats hunted and ate people…

Scientists use light to visualize magnetic domains in quantum materials

Light beams of varying intensities (yellow cylinders) help visualize magnetic domains (light and dark areas), separated by domain walls (red lines). Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University When something draws us in…